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Jodrell Bank Observatory - Eye to the Sky
Jodrell Bank Observatory - Eye to the Sky
Bill666


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bank (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony Alpha a55
Lens: Sony DT 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3
Location: Cheshire, UK
Date: Apr 27, 2011
Aperture: f10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200s
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2011

 This is the Lovell radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, UK. It's just a few minutes from where I live. I initially took this for the square crop challenge but then saw the 'bank' challenge and thought it would be more fitting.

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Place: 28 out of 60
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Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 05/10/2011 03:42:20 AM
Love it, the colours are very strong and bring out the true beauty of the telescope! 10
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/09/2011 08:40:55 PM
Just up the road from me :) You've managed to get a good angle on it.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 05/09/2011 05:56:15 PM
That is thinking out of the box.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
 05/04/2011 04:41:33 AM
Love Astronomy, but this is a stretch for "bank"
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